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Adobe Flash 10.1: One Player to rule them all! (except Apple)

Jeff — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:44:15 +0000

Last week Adobe announced Flash Player 10.1. With the release somewhere in the first half of 2010, Flash Player 10.1 is the first runtime release of the Open Screen Project. 10.1 unifies the Flash platform across “smartphones, smartbooks, netbooks, PCs and other Internet-connected devices, allowing content created using the Adobe Flash Platform to reach users wherever they are.” Adobe’s press release states that “the browser-based runtime enables millions of designers and developers to reuse code and assets and reduce the cost of creating, testing and deploying content across different operating systems and browsers.” This is a big deal. Let’s figure what it all means.

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Post tags: acrobat connect, android, Flash, Flash 10.1, flash iPhone, iPhone, mobile flash platform, Open Screen Project

Windows 7 arrives in October! So what?

Jeff — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:32:25 +0000

Microsoft is scheduled to release Windows 7 on the 22nd of October. The replacement for the less-than-popular Vista. The initial reviews and information provided on Windows 7 look promising. An updated interface with improved usability, a more functional task bar, less restrictive security measures… it all sounds good.

So, what does a new operating system (OS) mean to you, the strategic communications professional and/or site owner? Let’s find out…

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Augmented Reality: The world as we see it is about to change

Jeff — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:01:15 +0000

Though in its infancy, Augmented Reality (AR) has arrived. iPhone AR apps are now available and some unbelievably smart people over at Seattle’s University of Washington have even prototyped contact lenses with circuitry built in! This new tech, combined with always-connected Internet access, will literally change the way we see the world.

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Welcome to Google Voice!

Jeff — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:45:23 +0000

Today I won the lottery and received my long-awaited Google Voice invitation. Voice is Google’s new cloud-integrated telephone forwarding and consolidation service. You obtain a new phone number, then link all of your other phones to it. When someone calls your Google Voice number, all of your assigned phones ring.

One of Voice’s best features is that voicemail is transcribed. The transcription and audio file are sent to your Voice account where you can then review and manage them as you please.

Being Google, you have a fairly decent amount of customization that comes along with your Voice account. You can define which of your phones ring based on who’s calling, block less desirable callers, and record custom greetings for different callers or groups.

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Google Announces Lightweight Chrome OS

Jeff — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:20:51 +0000

On July 7th, search engine giant Google announced the Google Chrome Operating System (OS). Google has already successfully produced office administrative tools, including the very successful Gmail cloud-based email service. But an OS is an entirely different animal. Compatibility with third-party software and hardware is a challenge that Google hasn’t experienced yet.

I’ve had a Gmail account for years, and have been using Google Docs for the last few months. While these tools are fine for the basics of what they do, I often find myself longing for more robust features. It also appears that the various development teams at Google don’t talk very much, since functionality is not as seamless between applications as it should be. The basic concept of seamless integration of Google’s existing technology into the OS will be vital to its success.

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